Crab being cooked alive climbs out of pot and uses claws to turn off cooker

(Scroll down for video) A crab that was being cooked alive in China, tried to save itself and some friends by climbing out of a pot and turning off the cooker, according to a video that was uploaded to the Internet.

The incident unfolded on Tuesday, in Lianyungang, Jiangsu.

The man who cooked the crab, said that he placed four of them in a pot on an electronic cooker.

He turned on the stove and watched as the water began to boil.

Suddenly, one of the crab climbed out of the pot and used its claws to turn off the cooker in an attempt to save itself and its friend from being cooked alive.